How to install Windows 11 on almost any unsupported PC
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How to install Windows 11 on almost any unsupported PC

Windows 10 officially reached end of support in October 2025, and while Extended Security Updates are still available for a fee, the free update cycle is dead. It's time to move to Windows 11. If your PC is officially supported, the upgrade is straig...

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Please stop treating your USB hubs as port replicators
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Please stop treating your USB hubs as port replicators

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Amazon made the AUX input on older Alexa devices less useful
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How to install Windows 11 on almost any unsupported PC
XDA Developers

How to install Windows 11 on almost any unsupported PC

Windows 10 officially reached end of support in October 2025, and while Extended Security Updates are still available for a fee, the free update cycle is dead. It's time to move to Windows 11. If your PC is officially supported, the upgrade is straig...

XDA Developersabout 2 hours ago
Please stop treating your USB hubs as port replicators
XDA Developers

Please stop treating your USB hubs as port replicators

It's true that a lot of modern computers don't have enough ports for all the peripherals you might need, and that's especially true of laptops. Many of us turn to solutions like USB-C hubs and Thunderbolt docks to increase the number of accessible po...

XDA Developersabout 2 hours ago
Alpine Linux rebuilds GitLab after attempted RCE attack
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BleepingComputer

Alpine Linux rebuilds GitLab after attempted RCE attack

Hackers attempted to exploit a critical GitLab vulnerability in Alpine Linux's development infrastructure on October 20 — 21, prompting the open-source project to rebuild its GitLab server and reset all passwords over concerns of a possible comprom...

BleepingComputerabout 2 hours ago
North Korea linked to massive Binance crypto heist
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North Korea linked to massive Binance crypto heist

The FBI says North Korea was behind the massive $6.3 billion crypto heist that hit Binance on October 29th. The FBI labeled the activity "TraderTraitor" and said that it had observed actors it has connected to hack converting the tokens to Ethereum a...

The Vergeabout 2 hours ago
How big and powerful is SpaceX's Starship rocket?
Engadget Hardware

How big and powerful is SpaceX's Starship rocket?

Bigger isn't always better, but when it comes to space exploration, it just might be. With both stages stacked, the current SpaceX Starship launch vehicle stands at 407 feet. It's taller than the tallest known living tree, Hyperion, and one-third ta...

Engadget Hardwareabout 11 hours ago
Amazon made the AUX input on older Alexa devices less useful
Engadget Hardware

Amazon made the AUX input on older Alexa devices less useful

The AUX jack survives on older Echo speakers. The voice commands that made it convenient don't. Amazon has disabled Alexa voice controls for the AUX input on several older Echo speakers. An Amazon email shared by a customer and reported by Ars Techn...

Engadget Hardwareabout 11 hours ago

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